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Breaking News LIVE: Govt Extends PAN-Aadhaar Linkage Deadline Till March 2022

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Breaking News LIVE: Govt Extends PAN-Aadhaar Linkage Deadline Till March 2022

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Breaking News LIVE Updates September 17, 2021: In a highly tragic incident, a portion of under-construction flyover connecting BKC main road & Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex, collapsed around 4:30 am on Friday morning. At least 13 people sustained minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. DCP (Zone 8) Manjunath Singe informed that there is no life loss and no person is missing. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Indian delegation and virtually address the plenary session of the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit today, held in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe. 

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met with his counterparts from Iran, Armenia and Uzbekistan and exchanged views on the recent developments in Afghanistan, confronting regional challenges and the ways to boost bilateral ties. Jaishankar, who is in the Tajik capital to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on the situation in Afghanistan after its takeover by the Taliban last month, in a tweet said he was glad to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on the sidelines of the SCO meet in Dushanbe.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated or laid foundation stones of 34 road projects worth Rs 9,577 crore in Madhya Pradesh and said more such projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore will be sanctioned by the Centre for the state in the coming days. I have sanctioned Rs 1.50 lakh crore for roads projects in MP so far. I am going to sanction Rs 1 lakh crore more for road projects in the coming days, he said at a function. I ran a vehicle at a speed of 160km per hour on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, the minister added.

23:15 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Govt Once Again Extends PAN-Aadhaar Linkage Deadline Till March 2022

 The government on Friday extended by six months till March 2022 the deadline to link PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar.

In a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the timeline has been extended which will ease compliance.

"Time limit for intimation of Aadhaar number to the Income tax Department for linking of PAN with Aadhaar has been extended from 30th September, 2021 to 31st March, 2022," it said.

20:09 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Extension Only For Medicines Which Were Given Exemption Earlier

20:06 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Concessional GST On Covid Medicines Extended!

"Concessional GST rates on COVID-19 related medicines were announced earlier, applicable till Sep 30. The concessions have now been extended till Dec 31, 2021," Sitharaman said.

"There are some life-saving drugs not connected with Covid-19 but are very expensive, for which exemptions are being given. There wouldn't be GST on them - Zolgngelsma and Viltepso costing around Rs. 16 crore will now be exempted from GST," Sitharaman announced.

20:03 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Concessional GST Rates Extended For Covid-19 Medicines Till Dec 31, Says FM Sitharaman

Concessional GST Rates Extended For Covid-19 Medicines Till Dec 31, Says FM Sitharaman
19:43 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

GST Council Meet: FM Sitharaman To Address Presser Shortly

GST Council Meet: FM Sitharaman To Address Presser Shortly
19:05 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Policeman Killed By Militants In J&K's Kulgam District

Militants on Friday shot dead a policeman in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials told news agency PTI. At about 6.05 pm, terrorists fired at a police personnel, identified as Banto Sharma (Follower) of Wanpoh, and injured him, they said.

The officials said Sharma was shifted to a hospital but succumbed to injuries. The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the attackers, they said.

16:57 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Vaccinating People In Poll-Bound States With At Least 1 Dose Govt's Priority, Says Sources

Administering at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the eligible population in states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab where assembly elections are scheduled to be held next year is on the priority list of the government, according to official sources told news agency PTI.

"Inoculating eligible people in states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab where assembly elections are to be held next year with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine is on the priority list of the government," a source said.

14:27 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Breaking News LIVE: BCCI Appoints 5-Member All-India Junior Selection Committee With Sharath Sridharan As Head

The BCCI on Friday announced the appointment of the All-India Junior Selection Committee. 

The committee is as follows: 

1. Sharath Sridharan (South Zone) - Chairman 

2. Pathik Patel (West Zone)

3. Ranadeb Bose (East Zone)

4. Kishan Mohan (North Zone)

5. Harvinder Singh Sodhi (Central Zone)

Former Tamil Nadu captain Mr Sharath Sridharan will head the committee.

14:10 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

India Administers Over 1 Cr Covid Vaccine Doses Till 1.30 PM Today

On the occasion of 71st birthday of PM Narendra Modi, Govt eyes to push vaccination drive upto 2 crore. India has administered over 1 crore daily vaccinations till 1.30 pm today. 

12:40 PM (IST)  •  17 Sep 2021

Breaking News LIVE: GST Council Meet Begins

The crucial meeting of the GST Council to decide on extending tax concession to 11 COVID-19 drugs and review tax rates of over 4-dozen items, like oncology medicine and coconut oil, has begun. 

The 45th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers, is the first physical meeting since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last such meeting took place 20 months ago on December 18, 2019.

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